Who Should Have Died On That Fateful 2001 Day: Oldsmobile or Buick?

Now as much as I love Buick, they should have been gone in 2001. Yes, we all know that Buick was saved because it had a huge fanbase in China and was a big seller in the US, but Buick is missing the soul of Oldsmobile. What did Buick have? The Regal GS, that's about it. Oldsmobile had the 442, Toronado (I got it this time Twin), and the Aurora V8. On top of that, Oldsmobile had comfy cruisers like the Intrigue, Alero, and Bravada. In 2001, Oldsmobiles were beautiful with the long thin headlights and no grill in between look. Even today, they still look modern! Back in 2001, Buicks looked frumpy. 10 years later, design in Buicks have been upgraded by 100%. In the end, Oldsmobile could have been Buick (with cars that are comfy and big) and Oldsmobile with cars with sporty flair.
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The right company got dumped. The last good product that came from Olds was the 442. Buick has the GS, GSX, Riviera, Grand National, and T-type to name a few. The Buick sedans of the 50's were much better looking than Olds. The Buick 455 was better than the Olds 455.

countrycoach:The right company got dumped. The last good product that came from Olds was the 442. Buick has the GS, GSX, Riviera, Grand National, and T-type to name a few. The Buick sedans of the 50's were much better looking than Olds. The Buick 455 was better than the Olds 455.

Those were all old Buicks. Oldsmobile was daring in design in performance, Buick has traditionally only had some sort of Regal. Buick has been playing it safe lately. I would love to see a Buick Riviera or some sort of convertible.
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But I do think Olds was the good choice
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countrycoach:The right company got dumped. The last good product that came from Olds was the 442. Buick has the GS, GSX, Riviera, Grand National, and T-type to name a few. The Buick sedans of the 50's were much better looking than Olds. The Buick 455 was better than the Olds 455.

-Dequindre-:Those were all old Buicks. Oldsmobile was daring in design in performance, Buick has traditionally only had some sort of Regal. Buick has been playing it safe lately. I would love to see a Buick Riviera or some sort of convertible.

You could get a Regal GS as far as the mid 2000's that was supercharged. The Riviera with it's supercharged 6 cyl was a good looking coupe. Oldsmobile had the Alero coupe and the Aurora was just plain ugly.

But I believe GM made the right choice, despite Olds having a turnaround of sorts. To me, the only thing Olds had going for them was the Aurora (I love, and have seen, the Aerotech with the V8). The rest of the lineup was just like Pontiac had turned in to; guised-up Chevy, but with psuedo near-luxury aspirations rather than "sport."
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